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• Airbus cabin technology may end the bun fight for bin space - Airline Ratings

  13-09-2019 23:24 via airlineratings.com
  Airbus cabin technology may end the bun fight for bin space  Airline RatingsThe fight for bin space may be a thing of the past thanks to new cabin technology from Airbus that could see passengers book private space in overhead lockers.
  
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• France, Germany blast Facebook's Libra, back public cryptocurrency

  13-09-2019 23:14
  France and Germany said on Friday that Facebook Inc'sLibra currency posed risks to the financial sector that could block its authorization in Europe, and backed the development of an alternative public cryptocurrency.
  
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• Skirting U.S. sanctions, Cubans flock to cryptocurrency to shop online, send funds

  13-09-2019 22:34
  Jason Sanchez, 35, was able to start buying spare parts online last year for his cellphone repair shop in Havana thanks to the advent of cryptocurrency trading in Communist-run Cuba.
  
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• JavaFX 13 adds support for native rendering

  13-09-2019 22:05
  Upgrade to the rich client platform for Java allows developers to integrate technologies such as OpenGL and WebGL for powerful visualizations
  
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• Factbox: Facebook's cryptocurrency Libra and digital wallet Calibra

  13-09-2019 21:17
  Facebook Increvealed lofty plans to establish a cryptocurrency called Libra in June, but the project quickly ran into trouble with skeptical regulators around the world.
  
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• 10 ways technology has changed parenting in the last 20 years - INSIDER

  13-09-2019 21:08 via insider.com
  10 ways technology has changed parenting in the last 20 years  INSIDERThese days, people with kids have new expectations and responsibilities thanks to changing technology. But they also have some new perks.
  
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• What They Are Saying: Support For DOE's New Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office - Energy.gov

  13-09-2019 20:44 via energy.gov
  What They Are Saying: Support For DOE's New Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office  Energy.govOn Friday, September 6, 2019, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced the formal establishment of DOE's Artificial Intelligence and Technology Office. Here is ...
  
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• Tech companies won't wait for U.S. to act on social media laws, Microsoft's president says

  13-09-2019 20:23
  Microsoft Corp President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith said on Friday that technology companies are likely to change how they moderate online platforms in response to new laws from foreign governments, regardless of whether U.S. lawmakers act to change a U.S. law that has allowed social media platforms to flourish.
  
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• Twitter restores some blocked Cuban official accounts

  13-09-2019 19:32
  Twitter Inchas restored some of the accounts of Cuban state-run media, journalists and government officials it had blocked on Wednesday, although others like that of Communist Party leader Raul Castro remain suspended.
  
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• Germany against allowing Facebook's Libra in Europe: Der Spiegel

  13-09-2019 19:19
  The German government is against giving regulatory approval for Facebook's Libra digital currency in the European Union, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Friday, citing a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives.
  
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• VW CEO shifts strategy from empire building to efficiency

  13-09-2019 18:50
  Volkswagenhas abandoned its decades-old obsession with empire building and no-expense-spared engineering to free up resources for the development and mass production of electric cars, its CEO Herbert Diess told Reuters.
  
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• YouTube 'vanlifer' Jennelle Eliana blazes trail for solo female travellers - The Guardian

  13-09-2019 18:15 via theguardian.com
  YouTube 'vanlifer' Jennelle Eliana blazes trail for solo female travellers  The GuardianLo-fi videos about life on the road also fill blindspot travel industry has in catering for women of colour.
  
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• Nestle institute aims to develop packaging of the future

  13-09-2019 17:58
  Nestle has set up a research institute to develop more environmentally friendly packaging for its products and reduce plastic waste, taking matters into its own hands rather than relying on its suppliers.
  
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• France and Germany agree to block Facebook's Libra

  13-09-2019 17:58
  France and Germany have agreed to block Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency, the French finance ministry said on Friday.
  
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• U.S. imposes sanctions on North Korean hacking groups blamed for global attacks

  13-09-2019 17:47
  The U.S. Treasury on Friday announced sanctions on three North Korean hacking groups it said were involved in the "WannaCry" ransomware attacks and hacking of international banks and customer accounts.
  
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• Indian's top trader body seeks ban on Amazon, Flipkart's festive season sale

  13-09-2019 17:35
  A leading Indian trader body asked the government on Friday to ban upcoming festive sales on Amazon's local unit and its rival Flipkart, saying their deep discounts violate the country's foreign investment rules for online retail.
  
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• EU may need to regulate tech giants' data use: EU antitrust chief

  13-09-2019 15:08
  The European Union may impose rules to ensure companies that collect data do not misuse it, Europe's antitrust chief said on Friday, signaling how she could use her expanded powers to rein in U.S. tech firms like Facebook and Google.
  
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• Ford, GM rev up electric pickup trucks to head off Tesla

  13-09-2019 13:45
  Large pickup trucks that tow most of the profits in to Ford Motor Co and General Motors Co are holdovers from another century - with heavy ladder frames and big internal combustion engines in the front driving the wheels in the back.
  
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• EU regulators to set high bar to authorise Libra, ECB's Coeure says

  13-09-2019 12:57
  European Union regulators will set a high bar on regulatory approvals for virtual currency projects in Europe, including Facebook's Libra, European Central Bank board member Benoit Coeure said on Friday.
  
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• Gartner sees blockchain as ‘transformational’ across industries, in 5-10 years

  13-09-2019 12:00
  CIOs must educate leaders about blockchain opportunities and challenges and continue to develop proofs of concept to test business worthiness.
  
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• Deloitte and Amazon hosting space technology challenge - Consultancy.com.au

  13-09-2019 09:00 via consultancy.com.au
  Deloitte and Amazon hosting space technology challenge  Consultancy.com.auDeloitte and Amazon are set to use their digital clout to organise 'The Gravity Challenge', designed to facilitate innovation in the domain of space technology.
  
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• Google to pay $1 billion in France to settle fiscal fraud probe

  13-09-2019 05:33
  Google agreed to pay close to 1 billion euros (US$1.10 billion) to French authorities to settle a fiscal fraud probe that began four years ago in a deal that may create a legal precedent for other large tech companies present in the country.
  
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• Huawei CEO Reportedly Offers To License 5G Technology To American Companies In Peace Offer To Trump - Forbes

  13-09-2019 05:22 via forbes.com
  Huawei CEO Reportedly Offers To License 5G Technology To American Companies In Peace Offer To Trump  ForbesAtherton Research's Principal Analyst and Technology Futurist Jeb Su weighs in on Huawei's CEO olive branch offer to license his company's entire 5G ...
  
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• Toyota using Tesla-style Panasonic batteries for China hybrids: sources

  13-09-2019 04:56
  Toyota Motor Corp has started using the same type of battery that Panasonic Corp designed for Tesla Inc in some of its plug-in hybrids sold in China, sources familiar with the matter said.
  
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• Steve Scanlan joins Technology People, to launch the business in Melbourne - Business News Australia

  13-09-2019 04:05 via businessnewsaus.com.au
  Steve Scanlan joins Technology People, to launch the business in Melbourne  Business News AustraliaFollowing the sale of his IT business Recon Solutions to labour hire and workforce management business People Infrastructure, Scanlan has bought a stake in ...
  
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• Brand New Renewable Technology Harnesses Electricity From The Cold, Dark Night - ScienceAlert

  13-09-2019 02:38 via sciencealert.com
  Brand New Renewable Technology Harnesses Electricity From The Cold, Dark Night  ScienceAlertTwo years ago, one freezing December night on a California rooftop, a tiny light shone weakly with a little help from the freezing night air. It wasn't a very bright ...
  
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• IBM uncrates new mainframes, amps-up cloud, security features

  13-09-2019 00:05
  IBM has rolled out a new generation of mainframes – the z15 – that promises to integrate hybrid cloud, data privacy and securitycontrols.
  
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